Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2002 Toyota Avalon

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
116
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
109
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

116 filed
32
Crashes
2
Fires
16
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    28
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    20
  • Steering
    18
  • Service Brakes
    5
  • Tires
    5
  • Electrical System
    5
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    4
  • Unknown OR Other
    4

Recalls

1 campaign
10V345000·STEERING2010-07-29

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000-2004 AVALON VEHICLES. DUE TO IMPROPER CASTING OF THE STEERING LOCK BAR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT A MINUTE CRACK MAY DEVELOP ON THE SURFACE OF THE LOCK BAR. SUCH A CRACK MAY EXPAND OVER A LONG PERIOD OF REPEATED LOCK AND UNLOCK OPERATIONS, AND EVENTUALLY THE LOCK BAR COULD BREAK.

RiskSHOULD THE STEERING LOCK BAR BREAK, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK AND THE DRIVER WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STEERING INTERLOCK DEVICE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

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